Partnership Launches Heritage Resilience Research Call
The European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage opens its first joint transnational call for climate-related heritage research proposals.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Safety
The European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage launched its first Joint Transnational Call on 4 November 2026, titled 'Foundations for climate-resilient cultural heritage: Assessing and managing impact and risk, dealing with damage and loss.' The call is organised by the French National Research Agency (ANR) and the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI).
Why it matters
The call invites research on risks, damages, impacts and losses to cultural heritage caused by climate and environmental change, a growing concern for heritage sites across Europe. Funded joint research is expected to inform long-term planning for the resilience, management and governance of cultural heritage.
The call opened on 4 November 2026 and closes on 11 January 2027, a window of about ten weeks. Funding amounts, expected number of awards and decision dates were not disclosed in the available information.
The players
French National Research Agency (ANR)
The ANR is France's principal public agency for funding research projects across academic disciplines, and it co-organises this call alongside its Spanish counterpart.
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
The AEI is Spain's national state agency responsible for funding and coordinating scientific research, and it co-organises the call with the French ANR.
The details
Proposals must draw on stakeholders' experience and build on existing research and initiatives, combining scientific research, innovative technological solutions and community-based approaches. Joint research must work toward integrated risk assessment methodologies for climate-affected cultural heritage.
Timeline
4 November 2026: Joint Transnational Call launched.
17 November 2026, 2 p.m.: Transnational webinar on the call.
11 January 2027: Call closing date.
Seasonal Patterns
The call is the first Joint Transnational Call issued by the European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage, marking the start of its coordinated funding activity. It targets the climate-driven damage and losses to heritage that the partnership was established to address.
Researchers and heritage institutions interested in applying should note the 11 January 2027 closing date and the 17 November 2026 webinar for guidance. Proposals must be submitted through the call's joint process run by the ANR and AEI.
The takeaway
Organisations working on heritage protection can use the webinar to clarify eligibility and methodology before the January 2027 deadline. The call signals growing European funding priority for climate-related heritage risk.
What happens next
The transnational webinar on the call takes place on 17 November 2026 at 2 p.m., and the call closes on 11 January 2027.
Further reading
For related coverage, see the Safety section on climate risks to communities and infrastructure.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Gv.
